The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-03-18


Hillham Happenings.
Since my Ias, writing GrsndnS New
land ~ this Place has heen raI'ed from
the shores of time She ws.a vesy old
lady. ssood. kind. and allsc'ionsse
mnthpr. IN excellent nrighhnr and =
devot "A Christian She hss heen lifs-
iong member y: she y f church WI
The church her seas was Seldom ever VA
can't Her life has heen one welt ~renll
In the VINEYARD of the Losd She hssl
gone 70 enjoy = life of peace and .'srf''c'
enlo, mens that will never end. This,
sad event leaves fvr children aud man,
friends TO mourn. They have the r,m
palhy OF this entire community.
Uncle Billy McCsrrolI y very low !:
his friends aud family have despsired 81
his ever recovering.
Jas. n. Andrews has had = severe
spell Of pneumonia. but IL able 70 SCI up
Me-srs. Leroy Cave aud Andrew Cave
were in Colu,nhis last week visiting rsl
atives and shaking hands with many
| friends: they returned home last Sun
day. Come again. gentlemen.
| Elder Peter Baker has lett his church
three miles west Of here. and gone 10 his
sixty acre farm ~ hill side and rOaks ~
Martin county. for which he paid 81 00U
lof GrAnny's hsrd.earned money. You
might have done as we'll here, Uncle
4 Peter. but don't fault you for leaving
such yarns - people will spin on
Ipreachers. One saws the Elder sold him
1.-TWO hens and when he come IL get them
,l.hey was not there; another says the
preacher agreed 10 leave him some dam
aged corn, vet Il IL gone with The hens !;
Ianosher called Sunday evening 10 in
IQuire after = safe he bought from the
Elder. and the occupant Of the house in-
iormed him thst he had paid the rever-
lend gentleman for the cafe. and would
mot give Il up. This may all be true,
Ibus | would be ashamed 10 circpInte snch
tales eonccrning : old helpless preacher.
Too bad.
4 Rrv. Jas. Lincoln. OF the Campbellite
faith, bapsised four persoss Sunday last ;
Ithrae had united with his church, one
vas Z Methodist. He called his three
| members ..sistera." ano the u. E mem
her s.dear friend So Won zee you must
! Ibe = member of his church before on
1 are related to Bro Lincoln. II the min.
1 isier l. what be prosesses 10 be every g.
!, lsuhject for bap i-m IL his brother or els
: tier else the church il going 10 save,
: land I thought God Was going to 10 that
!, One thing don't know. that 10. thar tn
!. Ichurch has power TO save souls; yet one
!. thing do know. never heard . mi"is
= tier give general invitation ~ Bro. Lin
z coin did; re said "if any one else DE-
= lsires to be baptised just come forward
= b B. Harris. formerly Of this neigh
e Iborhood. but now : citizen Of Kansss. 4
Visiting his wife snd children and friend
j. -lhere. He says he will return 10 Knnsa
rslin : few days, hut some think b,
st will stay Sers with Ellie and the chil
u ldreu.
'f The railroad fever r. raging again. 4
y great many sre among the afflicted. On
'. lDr. received letter from -ruse one Il
8. Orange thst The O.P 81 r r. com
se psny would resume work on this ros,
athis week. Snm~ believes II 80 StrOnI
y they declare they can hear The whistle
- Bill Alien says if they run here like ths
VI have IN West Baden. they will bmiid a.
- road between Mike Browns barn an'
house.
Our pestifcgger passed through tow
p last Thursday. riding. aud looking iik
n-lhe thought he was close on Fee: he VA
n 10 company with one ~ Orange county Y
~ con stables aud = criminal. H. was i
- town Friday 70 do anne writing q
" -onse Of our town-tOIks. looking besI
~ He informs us that as usual he died
~ motion % qussh Int the justice didn'
~ see II; then ne flied ~ AFFIDAVIT tor
" change of venue; his client went vii
70 the constable 10 look tor bond; fsilim
,''l 70 iind The man skipped the constable
~ and guess Franks ices went with N
" lprisoner You ought to have hsd bette
> luck. Frank.
~ Reports said our Deputy Sheriff.
~ s. Detective. aud u 3 Marshal, srres
ed Merritt Tabor, jr., : few DAYS -
- and Was glad 10 let him 81 again. ~
ne see / don't beIt~ve Il. because | am n
80 Qsainied with the Officer. and know
" arrested Robert J. king. thseatsss
- Reeves, and III ~ the deepersdoes
ve the west. Cc.tsinly for skill and VI
q. dom the Pinkertons might we'll lin the
ed hssr 70 C0lumbIa's officer. I for o.
he am nrossd nj him